Results After Round three of Ultimate Chess Challenge II.( Lugogo)

[GODFREY GALYA]

 Dear All.

For your information and appropriate action

Godfrey

 

 

ULTIMATE CHESS CHALLENGE II:

 DAY TWO.

 

ELIJAH  EMOJONG VS ARTHUR SSEGWANYI:

 

Day one of the Ultimate Chess challenge commenced with a win for Emojong Elijah. Equipped with the advantage of the white chessmen, he as usual, attacked with his favorite e4 and Arthur cautiously responded with the French defence which is normally a closed system that gives black counter attacking chances on the queen’s wing,

  Emojong however, avoided the common advance variation and opted to deploy his troops strategically focusing on a King side attack. He played Bishop C1 to g5 pining the f6 Knight which he captured as soon as Arthur threatened to dislodge the pining Bishop with h6. The game unraveled into a central battle with each side trying to outmaneuver the other with a series of Knight Moves,

 Emojong quickly castled long after Ssegwanyi played 0-0 (castling King side) - both kings castling in opposite directions. This was a clear indication that a draw for both parties was no option.

 

 Emojong then embarked on an ambitious attack playing h4 followed by a Rook lift to h3 and   then g3 targeting the g7 square.

The match seemed unclear until it exploded with numerous exchanges eventually transposing into an end game. The new end game position that  emerged left Ssegwanyi with a dark squared bishop, four isolated pawns;  one on h6, f5 d6 and the other on the a file.

Emojong had three connected pawns on the f, g and h files then two on the b and C files. His Knight which was now far superior to the Bishop kept leaping with checks and multiple threats on the pawn isles. The Knight kept picking one pawn after the other and Arthur’s hopeless position compelled him to do the honourable thing.

 

In Round two Ssegwanyi playing White with e4 unleashed the rare c3 ( alphine variation) on move 3 against black’s Sicilian position. This seemed a shock to Emojong who perhaps expected the usual Najdorf, dragon, or Sveshnikov variations of the Sicilian defence. Arthur seemed to have done adequate home preparation; he then solidified the center and held on to it.

Emojong whose pieces didn’t have much freedom of movement was forced to resign after realizing that he was fighting a loosing battle. This tied the match at 1 – 1.

In the last game of the day which started at 4: 00pm had both players geared up with each of them trying to end the day at the helm of this prestigious challenge. The match however, ended in a hard fought draw at 9pm. Each player had a single Knight with two pawns.

 Ssegwanyi Arthur offered a draw at move 33, which Emojong promptly rejected and thought that Arthur’s Knight was unable to deter his corner pawn at h5 from crowning. Arthur eventually moved his king and was with in range to capture it. The game then tied.

 

The day closed with each player having won one game, drawn one and lost one. A score of 1.5 – 1.5. The event seems very competitive and the young men seem poised to scoop top honours in this championship that features Uganda’s top players in the sport of chess.

 

Today the players started at 9:30am with Ssegwanyi playing white. 3 games will be played and the winner of this phase takes Ugx 400,000.

 

 

Attached are the matches so far played.

 

Gali L. M Godfrey

Lugogo – at Tennis club

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